Noa Strong

10/08/2025

WE HAVE SO MANY COOL NEW PRIZES!!!
Make sure you get your raffle tickets now!!

Live Drawing is November 1st!!

Heres our prizes:
Yeti Cooler

BBQ Smoker

Wi******er SXP 12 Gauge Pump Shotgun

UGA Gift Basket

Andretti’s Gift Basket

Dave and Buster’s Gift Basket

Meander Brewing Company Basket

A Book Basket

Raisin Cains Giftbasket

From our Uncle Chad Kersh “The raffle runs throughout October, and we’ll celebrate with a LIVE drawing at Dave and Buster’s in Lawrenceville on November 1st, 2025, from 2 pm to 5 pm. You do not need to be present to win, but your support would mean the world to us—and to Noa’s family, who will be there to accept the funds. We’ll also have game cards for the kids, so families are welcome!
Ticket Prices:
1 ticket for $5
3 tickets for $10
5 tickets for $20
You can purchase tickets electronically via Venmo (see attached flyer for the QR code), or by cash, Zelle, PayPal—whatever works best for you.
If you prefer not to participate in the raffle but would still like to help, donations of any amount are gratefully accepted.
This incredible family has endured so much and your support will make a real difference. Thank you for standing with us and helping Noa on her journey to recovery.”

10/04/2025

In case you missed the segment last night, Noa was on FOX 5 Atlanta 💛

Our brave girl is touching lives 💛

Trial chemotherapy raised Noa Ramirez’s survival chances to 95%.

10/03/2025

Make sure you check out FOX 5 Atlanta at 6pm tonight. You might see your favorite Mako bean 😉🦈💛✨

10/03/2025

Noa had the incredible opportunity to throw the first pitch at last night’s Cancer Awareness Game for Flowery Branch High School! She was so excited to throw the ball, and loved every minute of her first softball game. Thank you Coach Rebecca Browning for an amazing night! 💛🦈✨

10/02/2025

Our incredible friend Chad Kersh and his friends are teaming up to put on a fundraiser for our girl!

They are selling raffle tickets for some amazing prizes!!

You could win;
🌟 A Wi******er SXP 12 Gauge Pump🌟
🧊A YETI COOLER🧊
🥩A SMOKER/BBQ GRILL🥩
🎁GIFT BASKETS GALORE!!🎁
AND MORE!

Venmo: to purchase your tickets! Let us know which prizes you want your tickets to go towards and leave us a contact number!!

The live drawing will be November 1st, 2025 from 2-5 at Dave and Buster’s in Lawrenceville, GA!

If you can’t make it in person, no sweat! Just leave us a contact number to reach out to you about your prize!!

10/02/2025

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Yesterday was a whirlwind 😅

We have been having some concerns about the dosage of Noa’s medications for sometime, and after her nausea came back and some newer symptoms started to arise, we brought it to our docs attention.

They ran some extra tests yesterday, and when we got home, it confirmed that Noa’s liver enzyme levels are high. Her doctor has flagged this to monitor, but we are to stick to the path we’re on and we will reevaluate on 10/31 at her next appointment, pending she stays fever free and her other symptoms don’t worsen. However, if you know Noa, she’s 0-100 in 3 seconds flat. So please say a prayer we make it through the next 29 days with no hiccups in the road.

Then we had to say goodbye to one of our favorite nurses. Allie is on to bigger and better things, and while we will miss her dearly, we’re so excited for her new adventures!!!! We made sure to get lots of big hugs and leave some magic with her before she goes!

We were told Noa did not need an IVIG yesterday. She just barely managed to beat the hospitals threshold. Her doctor is confident that she should still be above the threshold for 10/31, but again we shall see.
Noa’s so so excited for trick or treating this year. She’s been practicing for weeks. We are trying to make sure that she still gets to have a childhood during all of this.

If she does need an IVIG at her next appointment, with her history of not feeling great after, we’re hoping that the docs will let us push it off until the Monday after so it doesn’t ruin her Halloween. If she doesn’t need one on Halloween, she will need one at her following appointment, which will be sedation, which is a beast in and of itself.

We also got to see our good friend Rally Caroline who we love! And we checked in on MightyMav and watched some Mickey Mouse with him. 💛

The anxiety roller coaster is never ending. There’s always another sharp turn. But we only have 352 days left.

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month may be over. The gold ribbons may be gone and replacing with pink. But we are still here, finding sharks where we can.

See a shark, say a prayer. 💛🦈✨

10/01/2025

PRAISE JESUS! THEY GOT IT ALL!!!!

Keep seeing those sharks for Miss Tillery!!! Keep saying prayers for our super bestie!!!!

First and foremost:

Praise God from Whom all blessings flow!

Part of the conversation this morning was do we even have the surgery. Scans and latest MRIs did not look promising. The doctor was more concerned about hurting Tillery than getting her tumor out.
He removed himself from the conversation and allowed Alana and I the time to talk it out.

The decision was made to go forward. The doctor gave a deep sigh and said “Ok”

Fast forward to 6:50pm CST and we heard the words,

“I got it all”

No words but praise and gratitude.

Gratitude for the doctor and his staff.
Gratitude for the courage to go forward.

Gratitude for the hundreds, if not thousands, of prayers that went up.
Gratitude for all the support given in so many ways.
And lastly and most importantly, gratitude to the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Alana will give longer update later as we take in this moment.
But Tillery is awake and being funny and alert, but really tired.
Thank you prayer warriors.

On behalf of our family, thank you to all.

Where are those tissues?

09/30/2025

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Noa has her second appointment of Cycle 2 tomorrow, and after her blood draw, she’ll be receiving an IVIG, which is her four hour immunotherapy infusion.

Please keep her in your prayers. After her last IVIG, she ran a very high fever, and we are praying that is not the case.

We’ll update tomorrow afternoon! 💛

See a shark, say a prayer!

09/30/2025

Hi friends.

We come to you tonight asking for prayers for our sweet friend, Tillery. 💛

Noa and Tillery met this summer in North Carolina and quickly became attached at the hip. Noa calls Tillery her “super bestie Tilly!”

Tillery is having surgery tomorrow to remove her brain tumor that she has valiantly fought for the last 11 years.

When you see your sharks today and tomorrow, add a prayer for Tillery.

We love you, Tillz. You are so brave. We can’t wait to see you on the other side of this. 💛

Tillery’s page is here: Tillery is Loved if you’d like to follow her story.

09/29/2025

As Childhood Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, I would like to share some of the things that see my skin on fire and induce crippling anxiety as a mom of a toddler fighting leukemia.

Some are specific to Noa’s story. Some are comical. Some most people don’t even realize are in our every day reality.

🎗️Things that trigger me, as a mom to a toddler fighting cancer.🎗️

- [ ] My child sleeping completely through the night.
- [ ] My child sleeping in past 7am.
- [ ] Toddlers wearing backpacks in public.
- [ ] Videos of hair tutorials for little girls.
- [ ] The hair bow section in the children’s clothes
- [ ] Bruising on my child.
- [ ] The sound of people coughing.
- [ ] The smell of antiseptic.
- [ ] The mention of DNR’s on any medical television show.
- [ ] Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
- [ ] The entire week of the Fourth of July.
- [ ] Standing in the line at the pharmacy.
- [ ] Alarms that beep.
- [ ] IV tubing.
- [ ] Shark soirée Little Sleepies
- [ ] Cribs
- [ ] The specific same 9 episode loop of Bluey.
- [ ] Wet Cheetos.
- [ ] Government application forms.
- [ ] The King and Queen building in Atlanta.
- [ ] The look of pity we get when they ask her age.
- [ ] The docs who only look at her paper chart and not HER.
- [ ] Being more than 90 minutes away from her hospital at any given point.
- [ ] The sheer amount of syringe boxes that have passed through my house.
- [ ] Face masks.
- [ ] Fevers.
- [ ] People who try to guilt us for not being around for the last year, when we’ve been in the fight for our life.

Childhood Cancer exists in more than just September. It’s an every day reality. Go Gold. Give Blood. Rally On. We deserve more than 4%.

See a Shark, Say a Prayer. 🦈💛✨

09/29/2025

LAST CALL for our shirts for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month!!! We’re cranking out the last few today! 💛

09/19/2025

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To my precious baby girl,

In the past 438 days, you have fought so valiantly. You have been so strong, so courageous, and you’ve been your Mami and Daddy’s hero.

You haven’t let cancer win. You’ve taken every battle in stride. Not a day goes by you don’t wake up with a smile, and lately it’s been followed by a song and a snuggle.

You are the strongest shark to ever live, Mako. This is just another milestone we have sailed across.

Tomorrow morning, my girl, we can officially say,
“Noa has less than a year of treatment left.”

To September 18th, 2026; we are coming for you.

365 days left to go.